Rabun County Wildcats excel in holiday tourneyIt was a weekend of wins for the Wildcats at the Panther Christmas Classic held Saturday and Monday at Franklin (North Carolina) High School. The Lady Wildcats picked up a 78-35 win Saturday, but t...

Connor Shaw makes NFL debut The Cleveland Browns put a piece of Rabun County on the field Sunday as Connor Shaw, son of Rabun County Wildcats football coach Lee Shaw, made his professional debut against the Baltimore Ravens. ...

Rabun County Wildcats pounce on Franklin PanthersThe Wildcat and Lady Wildcat basketball teams faced off against state line rivals Franklin (North Carolina) High School on Monday night on Ken Byrd Court. A heartbreaking 66-62 loss in overtime sen...

Rabun splits in South Carolina showdownIt was a rivalry atmosphere Friday night in Walhalla, South Carolina, as Rabun County split a pair of games with a strong Walhalla High School team and tried to block out a rowdy student section. T...

Rabun County has historic football weekendFootball history was made this weekend in Rabun County at the public high school, private school and youth league levels. Rabun County High School won its first playoff game since entering the AA c...

Battle for a region title A region championship is on the line, and it all comes down to Friday night as the Rabun County High School Wildcats host Greene County High School in a matchup that will determine each team's fate...

Wildcats whip undefeated Panthers It was showdown Friday night in Blairsville as two region contenders battled back and forth to the final seconds before Rabun County came out on top of Union County, 45-31. Fans were on the edge of...

Hometown hero receives commemorative ball Former Wildcats athlete and current Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Rogers received a commemorative football Friday night at Rabun County High School’s Frank Snyder Stadium, an honor he accep...

Chestatee hands Lady ’Cats 7th lossThe Lady Wildcats varsity softball team couldn’t pull through Tuesday night, losing a 4-3 non-region matchup to Chestatee High School at home. Both teams remained scoreless through the first two in...

Wildcats win the Battle of the GorgeAfter four quarters of intense play between rivals Rabun County and Habersham Central high schools Friday, it was the Wildcats who came out on top, 23-14, in a gridiron match dubbed the "Battle of ...

Rabun County Wildcats get physical at midnightThe Rabun County Wildcats football team took the field at midnight Friday to a chorus of car horns from family, friends and fans to practice for the first time in full pads. Until Friday, the Wildc...

Lady Wildcats softball works this summerThe Lady Wildcats softball team is hard at work with practices and summer games in preparation for the upcoming season. Coach Daniel Young begins his first year with the softball program, and said ...

Raising up WildcatsYoung Wildcats filled the practice field at Rabun County High School Monday, learning the fundamentals of football from Wildcat players and the Rabun County High School football coaching staff. It ...

Runners ramble ‘round Lake RabunIn the cool Saturday morning air as many of their friends and family members were sleeping off celebrating their freedom, more than 700 runners toed the line at the eighth annual Rabun Ramble 5K an...

Wildcats prepare for seasonRabun County football players won’t be taking time off this summer. The Wildcats are busy prepping for the upcoming season and have already begun their Ironworks strength and conditioning program, ...

Middle school athletes excel in 2013-2014The Rabun County Middle School athletic program fielded 14 teams this school year in basketball, cross country, football, cheerleading, softball, baseball, golf and track, with the program enjoying...

Rabun holds spring scrimmage The Wildcat Nation got a taste of Friday night football last Friday at the annual Red and White Scrimmage. The inter-squad game wrapped up the team’s short spring practice period and allowed head c...

Lady Wildcats score win at sectionalsThe Rabun County Lady Wildcats golf team claimed a victory in the sectionals tournament May 5 at the Lakes Golf Course in Waycross. The boys also advanced to state with a seventh-place finish at th...

Woerner crowned state championThe Rabun County Lady Wildcats made school history Saturday at the GHSA state girls track meet in Albany. Senior Sally Woerner placed first in the 100-meter hurdles with a blazing fast personal rec...

Lovett ends playoff hopesThe Rabun County Wildcats’ playoffs dreams were dashed Friday with losses of 4-0 and 9-0 to reigning AA champs Lovett. “Any time you lose out it’s disappointing, but we competed well down there,” s...

Henderson catches record-breaking fishA Clayton woman recently nabbed a record-breaking walleye from Lake Tugalo. Phyllis Henderson was out on the lake fishing April 23 with husband Bruce when she attached a blueback herring to her lin...

Wildcats come off break with winThe Rabun County Wildcats returned to the field with a strong performance after spring break, earning a 5-2 victory Saturday against Smoky Mountain in Sylva, N.C. “You could tell in the first innin...

Holcombe to play for CatamountsWes Holcombe has signed on as a Western Carolina Catamount for the 2014 football season. The Rabun County Wildcat said the Cullowhee, N.C., school recently offered him a preferred walk-on invite to...

Wildcats win triangulars with sprints, relaysStaff Reports The Rabun County Wildcats won two home triangulars last week. The ’Cats won on April 1 at home against West-Oak (S.C.) and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee and on Friday against Banks County and E...

Diamond ‘Cats close one, split doubleheaderThe Rabun County Wildcats dropped a close game to Union County and split a doubleheader against Oglethorpe County last week. The Wildcats fell 12-9 on April 1 at Union County The Wildcats (11-5, 7-...

Woerner nabs AJC honorsFor Region 8-AA Player of the Year Sally Woerner, the most memorable moments didn’t occur in games, but at practice, building friendships and joking around with teammates. Woerner, a senior, recent...

Wildcats rebound from losses with shutoutThe Rabun County Wildcats rebounded from losses to Jefferson and West-Oak (S.C.) last week to shut out the Eagles of Riverside Military Academy. The ’Cats lost 10-0 on March 25 at Jefferson and 7-6...

Wildcats double up Washington-WilkesWASHINGTON — The Rabun County Wildcats rode strong batting performances Saturday to sweep Washington-Wilkes 14-1 and 18-6 in a Region 8-AA doubleheader. “They were throwing strikes and we were gett...

Rabun County triumphs at Bo James meetThe Rabun County Wildcats scores several first-place finishes Friday in the Bo James Invitational, named for a former track coach. The boys team finished first in the meet against six opponents wit...

Rabun goes 1-1 against Union, HabershamThe Rabun County Wildcats split games against Union County and Habersham Central last week. The ’Cats defeated Union County 4-2 on March 11 and fell 11-1 Friday to Habersham Central. “It went good,...

Girls go 2-0, boys 1-1 in soccer last weekThe Rabun County Wildcats tied and won soccer matches last week, with a 1-1 stalemate March 4 at Banks County and a 1-0 win Friday at home against Greene County. The Lady ’Cats went 2-0, defeating ...